Engagement Mystery Solved in Berlin Letter
In New York Vel 27. Captain Boyed and Miss Virginia Mackay Smith, daughter of the late Bishop Mackay Statth, were engaged though a break was believed. A Berlin letter reveals the Kaiser's postal official promised marriage, but the message was never delivered and the captain, told the secretary withheld it, faced heartbreak until his Berlin arrival.
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New York
Boyed
Virginia Mackay Simith
Bishp Mackay Statth
Berlin
Am van
Belligerents Desire Peace Says Neutral Conference
New York October 27 The American Neutral Conference declares all belligerent nations secretly desire peace and cites data from the war. It urges the United States to consider official mediation as a path to peace.
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New York
Vermitte
United States
Notice to Public on Dairy Sanitation and Service
Av states recent reports about Elko dairies harmed business and denies unclean practices. He claims Peter visited recently, offered only to install a steam boiler, invites patronage, and asserts clean sanitary milk as his priority and compares favorably with others in the state.
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Elko
Peeter
Presidential elector deserts Republican ticket in West Virginia
J W Dawson of Charleston coal operator resigns as Hughes elector at large in a letter to State Chairman Joseph H Gaines. He cites Hughes's addresses as failing to meet national issues, warns of supporting an “invisible government” and accuses the party of treachery and corruption if Hughes becomes president.
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Charleston
W. Va
J W. Dawson
Joseph H. Gaines
Republican State Committee
Hughes
Judge Hughes
New York
Dawson
Taft
Chicago
Washington
United States
National Republican Party
Judes Robinson
Repubican
West
Bellowe
Jude Tlughes
Fighting Resumes Near Chihuahua As Troops Clash
Fighting has resumed on the outskirts of Chihuahua between the Defecto government troops and the Williams forces. Official dispatches relay the notice through government agents to General Paonston via General Bell at El Paso.
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Ban Antonio
Chihuahua
Williams
Paonston
General Bell
el Paso
Villa Still Active in Chihuahua
Oct 27 San Antonio advices from General Pershing report Villa remains active in Chihuahua. He allegedly sent five hundred men to Rosalia to interfere with the Mexican Northwestern railroad toward Torreon, signaling continued operations against the rail line.
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San Antonio
Pershing
Villa
Chihuahua
Rosalia
World war update from Oct 27 1916
London admits censor edits all wireless German telegrams for British press. Reports Japan aiding Russian front with troops guns and ammo. Paris says heavy French drive on Fort Vaux with progress near Verdun and gains east and south of the fort. Dobradja retreat admitted in Petrograd. French airmen effective bombing railroads. Tax rate in Ormsby County 1916 set at 3.73 dollars per hundred. Panther terrorizes Flanigan neighborhood. Reno visit mentions Pyramid Lake region. Purple and Gold urges voters for a new high school building. current building deemed inadequate.
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Paris
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Douamont Chencis Wood
Invitation to inspect dairy amid sanitary critique at Russell Janch
In view of published remarks on dairy sanitary conditions this notice invites patrons and the public to inspect the dairy on the Russell Janch. The owner vows milk is produced by dry method, cans and bottles daily scalded, milk handled by approved methods. Interested parties welcome to visit at any time. 1 LANDA
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Kiko
Russell Janch
Jane
Great Battle Fought in the English Channel
German destroyers attacked British cross channel service in the English Channel. Two German destroyers were sunk by a British warship, nine crewmen saved, and the Queen reportedly sunk with no troops aboard while other destroyers withdrew amid a violent storm. The raid aims to hinder Somme reinforcements.
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London
Admiralty
English Channel
Somme
Wreck Near Atlanta Claims Several Lives and Injuries
A train collision near Atlanta on October 27 killed three men and injured many others. Engineer Printup, a beloved worker with a fortune, died in the crash along with a mechanic and a black fireman. Numerous passengers and bystanders listed include F G Pressell Reno L Penfield San Francisco C R Harryman Denver JA Millar Carson J W Grusford San Francisco Bert Gilmore Hanking Ruby KR T Reed and family North Fork Arthur Toyn Lee Henry Winter and family White Rock Wade Armstrong Union M Loeb San Francisco Mrs DB Han King J G Hankins A Hawkins Ruby P A Nelson J A Davidson Jarbidge Tom Stinton Mt City Mrs W F Rutherford Mt City J B D Royce and wife Carson J J Wallace Oak D Montgomery Jas Stary and family Oakley EB Leta Salt Lake City P C Connelly Oak Paul Mitchell and wife San Francisco W V Mackford Louisville.
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F. G. Pressell
Reno
L. Penfield
San Francisco
C. R. Harryman
Denver
Millar
Carson
J. W. Grusford
Bert Gilmore
Hanking
Ruby
KR. T. Reed
North Fork
Arthur Toyn
Lee
Henry Winter
White Rock
Wade Armstrong
Union
M. Loeb
Mis
Han King
J. G. Hankins
A. Hawkins
P. A. Nelson
J. A. Davidson
Jarbidge
Tom Stinton
Mt. City
W. F. Rutheford
J. BD
Royce
J. J. Wallace
Oak
D. Montgomery
Jas. Stary and Family
Oakley
EB. Leta
Salt Lake City
P.C Connelly
Paul Mitchell
W. V. Mackford
Louisville
Bucks for Sale Pure Bred Shropshire Bucks at Bar Gain
Sixty two head of pure bred Shropshire bucks, well wooled and over 100 pounds, for sale at a bargain. Apply at the Independent office.
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Independent Office
Mayer Hotel Dining Room Reopens Under New Management
Wm Mayer, manager of the Mayer Hotel, returns from Salt Lake City as Theodore Cardell retires from Mayer Dining Room and Cafe. Mr Paul Mitchell and wife take charge, bringing experience from St Francis San Francisco Benson Portland and Salt Lake City. Mitchell plans to make the Mayer dining room the best in the state, with top cuisine and service. Cardell returns to San Francisco carrying Elko friends’ best wishes.
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Theodore Cardell
Toro
Mayer
Paul Mitchell
Mitchell
St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco
Benson Hotel
Portland
Salt Lake City
Elko
Elka
Salt Lake
Cardell
Daughters of the American Revolution denounce Baker remarks as travesty
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott calls attempts to distort Secretary Baker and Patriotism a travesty and libel. She cites John Fiske and Sherman to argue war’s horrors and liberty define the Revolutionary cause, insisting patriots can honor history without softening its costs.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Newton D. Baker
Matthew T. Scott
Scott
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Baker
John Fiske
Oas Sherman
Hell
Old Time Nevada newspaperman Frank Mosher dies
Old time Nevada printers report the death of Frank Mosher former Reno newspaperman and long time editor and manager of the Placer County Republican at Auburn California. He was a brother of George Mosher and W R Mosher with ties to Sierra Valley News and Reno papers.
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Nevada
Frank Mosher
Reno
Mosher
Placer County Republican
Auburn
Cal
the Gazette
The
Gazette
A. Tt Crawford
George Mosher
W. R. Mosher
Sierra Valley News
Mayfield
Ean
Farnham Fire Deaths Rise Beyond Earlier Reports
In Farnham Quebec on October 27 a fire at St Elizabeth hospital is now believed to have killed between forty and fifty people with many more injured. Officials say the losses are higher than yesterday's estimates and the cause is thought incendiary. A separate fire incident in Parnillam is also linked to suspected arson, with three new blazes reported overnight. Most victims were elderly or children.
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Farnham
Que
St. Elizabeth
Parnilam
B&b
Fire on French Liner Chicago Aboard 300 Passengers
The French liner Chicago bound from Bordeaux to New York with about 300 passengers aboard is reported to be on fire at sea. She is racing toward the Azores at full speed and expected to land today. The blaze is in the third hold.
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New York
Chicago
Bordeaus
Azores
Cholera Ravages Philippines Amid Hospitals Strike
Manila reports cholera spreading through Mollo and surrounding areas as patients and staff struggle with strict health rules. Nurses at General Hospital stage a strike, protesting hospital regulations amid cultural friction with American health policy.
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Manila
Mollo
Philippines
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